DRAGONS project launches on 1st June 2026
Diffusing biodiversity Response-able Action and awareness raising through citizen empowerment, inclusive engagement and innovative GOvernance of Nature and Society
We consist of dedicated individuals with a diverse background ranging from ecology through economy and policy to geography. We focus on biodiversity and the well-being of society, sufficient energy use, socio-economic transition and transformation as well as behaviour change. For this we carry out research, we measure impacts, we provide advice and we do projects. We involve multiple stakeholders, we build dialogues and bridges. We bring experience and networks from both Western and Eastern Europe.
GreenFormation, Coventry University and Earthwatch Europe co-convened a session at the Conference for Advancing Participatory Sciences on 28 May 2026
The session, titled “Seeds of Change: Participatory Science for Biodiversity and Equity”, brought together inspiring examples from around the world demonstrating how participatory science can support biodiversity conservation, social inclusion, and community-led environmental action.
Co-Bio project successfully concluded
On 31 March 2026, the Co-Bio project officially came to an end after several years of collaboration, learning, and co-creation across Europe.
Partners of the ACT Project gathered on 12-13 May at NINA
Partners of the ACT Project gathered on 12-13 May at NINA – Norwegian Institute for Nature Research in Trondheim – for the official kick-off meeting of the project.
GreenFormation joined the Earth4All Marketplace 2026
On May 18–19, changemakers from around the world gathered online to share bold ideas and real-world solutions for a just, sustainable future.
Nature-Based Water Management Delivers Ecological and Economic Benefits in Hungarian Catchments
The LIFE LOGOS 4 WATERS project demonstrates how integrated, ecosystem-based water management can improve the climate adaptation capacity of local municipalities by addressing negative water balance challenges in two Hungarian catchments. Within the project, experts of Greenformation delivered the assessment of impacted ecosystem services and the project’s economic impacts. Building on the baseline socio-economic and…
From growth to care: ecological economics and the care economy in Budapest
Ecological economists from across Hungary gathered at Corvinus University of Budapest on 27 April for an inspiring afternoon workshop and Tim Jackson’s public lecture on his latest book, The Care Economy. The event was organised by the Research Center for Ecological Economics at the Corvinus Institute for Advanced Studies (CIAS), Corvinus University of Budapest, which hosted both the…
Budapest Degrowth Doughnut in action: city actors co‑design transformative pathways
Mid April, a DAISY workshop was held in Budapest to discuss how to move the Budapest Degrowth Doughnut (BDD) from an inspiring concept toward a more operational pathway for urban governance. The core group of the BDD DAISY seed innovation includes representatives of the Budapest Municipality, Corvinus University of Budapest, and the Budapest Public Transport…
Fast renewables, strong nature laws: what Austria, Denmark and Germany can teach the EU
In the rush to scale up renewables and grids, the EU is testing how far it can stretch nature protection without breaking it. New initiatives like the Environmental Omnibus and Grids Package promise to turn decarbonisation into a competitiveness booster, yet they risk diluting biodiversity safeguards and fuelling polarisation between “green growth” and “green protection”.…
DAISY in Budapest: walking the Degrowth Doughnut
DAISY’s second consortium meeting brought 18 partners from Hungary, Germany, Greece, the UK and the Netherlands to Budapest from 24–26 March 2026, combining intensive work sessions with an urban field trip through one of the inner district of Budapest. Based at Impact Hub Budapest, researchers from different fields took stock of DAISY’s progress so far,…